1,000 women dance in Kumamoto festival

1,000 women dance in Kumamoto festival

KUMAMOTO, Japan - About 1,000 women clad in cotton summer kimono with paper lanterns on their heads dance at the traditional "Sennin Toro Odori" in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 16, 2014.

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